Myomata treated by ergot

Case of Persistent Hiccough Treated Successfully by Ergot

1884, saying that, since four days, he had been troubled with hiccough. The hospital assistant gave him thirty minims Spt. of chloroform in an ounce of water. In the evening he returned with the same complaint, and had another dose of the same medicine. On the morning of 2nd October 1884, he was no better, and was admitted as an indoor patient. A purgative was given, and a blister applied over ...

Myomata of the Uterus

A Case of Placenta Prævia Treated by Partial Separation of Placenta and Ergot: Recovery

A woman, aged about 22 years, mother of two children and advanced to 7th month of pregnancy, was suddenly taken ill with flooding towards morning when in bed. The bleeding continued at intervals during the day, when her mother came to me in the hospital next morning in an agitated state of mind, quite alarmed at her condition. I volunteered to go and see her at her house, a distance of about 2 ...

Analysis of Ergot Alkaloids

The principles and application of established and newer methods for the quantitative and semi-quantitative determination of ergot alkaloids in food, feed, plant materials and animal tissues are reviewed. The techniques of sampling, extraction, clean-up, detection, quantification and validation are described. The major procedures for ergot alkaloid analysis comprise liquid chromatography with ta...

Uterine myomata and outcome of assisted reproduction.

The aim of this work was to study the effect of uterine myomata on the implantation rate and outcome in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Among 406 patients, 51 (12.6%) were found to have uterine corporeal myomata. Twelve patients were excluded from the study as they had large myomata, submucous myomata or intramural myomata encroaching on the cavity. The...